Pray for the Chinese

neo · **on:** May 13, 2008, 05:05:09 pm

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake occurred at 14:28:04.1 CST (06:28:04.1 UTC) on 12 May 2008,[2] with its epicenter in Wenchuan County (Chinese: æ±¶å·åŽ¿; Pinyin: WÃ¨nchuÄn XiÃ n), Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. It had a magnitude of 7.8 Ms according to the State Seismological Bureau of China and 7.9 Mw according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was 90 kilometres (55 miles) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan.[3] The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, where office buildings swayed with the tremor,[4] Pakistan,[5] Thailand,[5] and Vietnam.[6]

With 12,012 recently confirmed dead so far,[7] it was the deadliest and strongest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed approximately 250,000 people.[8]

Jps · **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2008, 12:29:00 pm

I mean China has millions of troops and money ready to aid. Burma earlier on was hit by a cyclone. Plus they are not letting in aid. Wouldn't that cyclone kill more? :shock:

dktc · **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2008, 12:34:25 pm

China accept all kinds of help, including prayers, while Burma don't. So pray for China

Jps · **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2008, 12:40:21 pm

jameswyhk · **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2008, 01:05:32 pm

Well, good luck Szechwan, ROC is always able to help. We are already donating NT$2bil.

Blue Sky Mine · **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2008, 07:57:45 pm

Quote from: "dktc"

China accept all kinds of help, including prayers, while Burma don't. So pray for China

If I would pray I'd rather pray for burma to get a better type of government

(probably for China as well, but at least they know not to carry on riding a dead horse- if you know what I mean...)

Seattle · **Reply #6 on:** May 16, 2008, 02:42:27 am

i have a friend whose uncle died...... so rip to him.

zkvac · **Reply #7 on:** May 16, 2008, 07:18:36 am

Tbh I'd rather pray (Not that I would) for the victims of the Myanmar Cyclone. They're a lot worse off, at least the Chinese have rescuers..

zkvac · **Reply #8 on:** May 16, 2008, 07:20:34 am

Quote from: "dktc"

China accept all kinds of help, including prayers, while Burma don't. So pray for China

I seriously hope that was tongue in cheek.
That's about the most disgusting thing I've heard today. It's the tyrants running Myanmar. Do you think dying victims in Myanmar are refusing help?

The governments in each country are about as bad as each other though.

dktc · **Reply #9 on:** May 16, 2008, 07:29:45 am

Quote from: "zkvac"

Quote from: "dktc"
China accept all kinds of help, including prayers, while Burma don't. So pray for China

I seriously hope that was tongue in cheek.
That's about the most disgusting thing I've heard today. It's the tyrants running Myanmar. Do you think dying victims in Myanmar are refusing help?

1. It was.

2. I didn't say the victims refuse help, just their gov.

Jps · **Reply #10 on:** May 16, 2008, 09:44:20 am

Quote from: "dktc"

Quote from: "zkvac"
Quote from: "dktc"
China accept all kinds of help, including prayers, while Burma don't. So pray for China

I seriously hope that was tongue in cheek.
That's about the most disgusting thing I've heard today. It's the tyrants running Myanmar. Do you think dying victims in Myanmar are refusing help?

1. It was.

2. I didn't say the victims refuse help, just their gov.

It still is.